Over the last few months Disneyland has been posting a series of minimalist attraction posters many of its attractions on its Facebook page. I wouldn’t mind having a poster version of a few of these. I hope they do more. How about you?
“Escape from Tomorrow” a surreal horror film shot largely in guerrilla style un-sanctioned film making inside Walt Disney World and Disneyland now has a release date. After premiering at Sundance Film Festival, the film will see limited theatrical release and Video on Demand via FilmBuff… Read More »Guerrilla Style Film Shot at Walt Disney World Gets Release Date
August at Disneyland is going to be amazing. D23 Expo will be held right across the street and there’s a whole list of merchandise and art events scheduled. Most are at the WonderGround Gallery, but D23 will have an event as well.
August 3-4: Matt Spangler will be on hand at WonderGround Gallery at the Downtown Disney District from 1 – 4 p.m. to showcase some of the latest pieces in his Robot Art collection. From riding motorcycles to dancing, Matt’s robots pretty much do it all. Learn more here.
August 9-11: Tickets to the D23 Expo – The Ultimate Disney Fan Event are still available, so don’t miss out! If you are planning on attending, then be sure to take check out what’s on the auction block for the D23 Expo 2013 Silent Auction.Read More »Disneyland Hosting Flurry of Merchandise Events in August
I think I have finally found a good reason to buy my own Makerbot. The 3D printing kit site Thingiverse has uploaded plans for printing a reproduction of Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom. If it looks a little off, that’s because forced-perspective only works… Read More »Makerbot Cinderella Castle
The Walt Disney Family Museum has announced a new exhibition that will be sure to excite fans of Alice in Wonderland and Mary Blair. Camille Rose Garcia: Down the Rabbit Hole will be on view from May 9 to November 3, 2013, and features some… Read More »Walt Disney Family Museum Announces Camille Rose Garcia Exhibit, Debuts May 9
A lovely new animated short returns Mickey Mouse to his place of prominence atop the animation pantheon at Walt Disney Animation Studios. In this stylized video, Minnie Mouse runs out of croissants at the cafe she works at in Paris and Mickey Mouse has to take heroic action to deliver the pastries before Minnie’s customers become irate. Oh yes, it’s also in French.
It’s a classic Mickey Mouse plot with many wonderful sight gags and glimpses of some of your favorite Disney characters.
This film is the first of 19 new Mickey Mouse and gang animated shorts scheduled to come from Disney in an attempt to relaunch the classic characters for today’s youth. If they keep producing films of this quality it’s also bound to win over those who have a fond spot in their hearts for the characters they remember from their own childhoods. Read More »New Mickey Mouse Short – Croissant De Triomphe
The Walt Disney Family Museum is pleased to present the exhibition Camille Rose Garcia: Down the Rabbit Hole. On view from May 9 to November 3, 2013, the exhibition features some 40 works by Garcia alongside seven Alice in Wonderlandconcept paintings by Disney artist Mary Blair from the Museum’s collection. Organized by guest curator Tere Romo, the exhibition celebrates not only Garcia and Blair’s artistry across decades and artistic styles, but also the power of art to draw us into magical worlds that spark engagement and inspiration.
Since its publication in 1865, Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland has been re-interpreted visually in a wide-range of artistic styles and media, including as an animated Walt Disney film in 1951. Over half a century later, Garcia has updated the enduring classic with her distinctive illustrations that capture a young girl’s surreal adventures after following a rabbit down a hole. In this exhibition of Garcia’s book illustrations, Alice’s encounters with the White Rabbit, Mad Hatter and Red Queen are quirky renditions of the main characters set against colorful backdrops. With her conscious disregard for perspective or scale in her compositions, Garcia creates a fresh and contemporary depiction of the dreamlike story. Her illustrations not only draw from a Goth sensibility, but also the thriving “low-brow art” movement in Los Angeles and its references to classic cartoons, 60’s TV sitcoms, rock music, and comic books. However, in keeping with Lewis’s intended audience, the illustrations retain the animation quality of the Disney film that continues to appeal to all generations.Read More »Walt Disney Family Museum Reexamines Alice in Wonderland with Contemporary Artist Camille Rose Garcia alongside works by Disney Legend Mary Blair
It’s been a while since we checked in with Duy Truong. Turns out he’s still making some amazing fan photography based on the original Dream Portrait series from Annie Leibovitz. Much of his art comes close to capturing the magic of the original series and… Read More »Amazing Fan Tinker Bell Dream Photography